Loose-leaf holder



Why 12', 1925.

J. L. GARFIELD LOOSE LEAF 501mm Filed Feb. 12, 1925 4 /5 awn/v5.36. no.1.

Patented May 12, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES L. GARFIELD, OF DREXEL HILL, PENNSYLVANIA.

LOOSE-LEAF HOLDER.

Application filed February T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES L. GAnrIELn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Drexel Hill, in the county of Delaware and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a tain new and useful Improved Loose-Leaf Holder, of which the following is a specification.

. This invention, generally stated, relates to systems employing loose leaves and has more especial relation to a holder therefor.

The leading object of the present invention is to provide a. holder for loose leaves of neat and attractive appearance, of sim 1e and inexpensive structure, which is e cient and convenient in use and which may be utilized for various purposes such for instance as a hotel register and the like. Other and further objects reside in the provision of general details of construction and arran ement and combination of arts for attaining the results sought by said leading object.

The invention consists of the novel construction hereinafter described and finally claimed.

The nature, characteristic features and see c of the invention will be more fully unc erstood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, and in which:

Fig. 1, is a view in perspective of a holder embodying the invention.

Fig. 2, is a view in section taken upon the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3, is a view in section taken upon the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4. is a view of a blank making up one of the loose leaf aligning mediums.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown in the accompanying drawings one form thereof which is at resent preferred by me, since the same has con found in practice to give satisfactory and reliahlc results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumcntalitics of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of the instrumentalities as here in shown and described.

The holder of the present. invention is designed, primarily, to receive and tom orarilv retain a plurality of loose leaves, on culated to he removed from the holder when propcrlv filled out and filed as permanent records, and more especially relates to a hotel register 12, 1925. Serial No. 8,619.

holder adapted to replace conventional register of book-form. In the drawings the numeral 1O designates a flat base of suitable material as leather, card-board or the like having fitted thereto a central protuberance, as a button 11, whereb the holder as a whole may be rotated wlth respect, for instance, to a hotel desk. Glued to the base and extended rearwardly thereof, is a piece of material 12 as leather, crimped in the rear of the holder as at 13, and extended forwardly over an apertured frame 14. The same piece of material is extended up over the frame sides and is crimped at upon each side of the holder. The holder 14 is preferably formed of metal, frame-fashion, and in connection with the base and crimped portions 13-15 provides a self-seating top. Glued with respect to base 10 and connected to the frame 14 are side fla s 16, see Fig. 2 and Fig. 4, the purpose an construction of which will presently appear. Superimposed upon the base 10 including material 12 and flaps 16 is a loose-leaf receiving plate 17, the loose leaves being designated 18. The front of the frame 14 is flanged as at 19, see Figs. 1 and 3, to revent the up ermost loose leaves from accid ntally being isplaced. In use the loose leaves are stacked upon the plate 17 and the weight of the frame 14 maintains the loose leaves in position. The frame 14 upon its underside is cut away at 19 to center said loose leaves. To prevent said loose leaves moving or shifting sidewise to engage with the crimped parts 1515 of the cover, use is made of the parts 1616 before referred to. As best seen in Fi 4, a strip of material, as leather, designate 20, is folded along dotted line 21 in alignment with edge 22 of said material and then folded along dotted line 23 which is at an inclination to both edge 22 and line 21. This provides a narrow portion 24, when the material is folded to provide the crimped part 16 and this narrowed part 24 is positioned at the open or front art of the holder. Thus in expanding an contracting of the holder or, in other words, movin the holder top away from and toward t e base the crimped or creased parts 16 of material always overlies or overlaps the creased or crimped parts of side pieces 15 as best seen in F1 2. Thus the loose leaves are maintainec in proper osition instead of shifting sidewise to inter ere with the side flaps 15 and become out of register with the central u. it

opening 25 of the holder. It will be readily understood that to remove an uppermost leaf it is merely necessary to slightly lift the cover plate at the holder front about its hinged back and shift. said uppermost leaf to the right in Fig. 1.

it will now be apparent that I have devised a novel and useful construction which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description and while I have in the present instance shown and described the preferred (Zll'lllOflllllCDt thereof which has been found in practice to give sat isfactory and reliable results. it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing: from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing, any of its advantages.

\Vhat I claim is:

l. A loose leaf holder comprising a rigid base. a cover-plate having a central, rectangular openin a flexible and expansible member connecting three sides of said base and cover-plate. the fourth side being open, and a stack of loose leaves between said base and cover-plate, said cover-plate being relatively heavy so that the weight thereof maintains said stack of loose leaves in position for the opening in said cover plate.

2. A loose leaf holder comprising a rigid base, a cover-plate having a central, rectan gular opening, a flexible expansible member connecting three sides. of said base and coverplate the fourth side beingopen, a stack of loose leaves between said base and coverplate. said cover-plate being relatively heavy so that the weight thereof maintains said stack of loose leaves in position for the openin; in said cover-plate, and inner side flaps connecting said base and cover-plate to prevent endwise shifting of said loose leaves.

3, A loose leaf holder comprising a rigid base. a cover-plate having a central, rectangular openin a flexible and expansihle crimped member connecting three sides of said base and cover-plate, the fourth side being open and a stack of loose leaves between said base and cover-plate, said coverplate being: relatively heavy so that the eight thereof maintains said stack of loos leaves in position for the opening in said coverplate. and inner side flaps connecting said ase and cover-plate said flaps being crimped upon the bias so that in moving up wardly of said cover-plate the said inner flaps ride upon the outer erimped side members.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

JAMES L. GARFIELD. 

